Tag: White House
In virtual White House meetings, Jewish leaders urge Biden to fill key positions on...
Officials from the Biden administration held two virtual meetings with leaders from major Jewish organizations for in-depth conversations about the administration’s response to growing violent anti-Semitic attacks in the United States.
The hour-long discussions held...
How is this White House Seder different than all others?
The Biden administration is hosting a virtual Passover Seder open to the general public on Thursday in a move to expand its outreach to the broader American Jewish community, the White House told the...
A tribute to Bob Jacobs
Having just attended U.S. President Donald Trump’s Hanukkah celebration, I decided to pay tribute to Robert (Bob) Jacobs, a man who ranks as one of the top Jewish activists of all time. Without even...
Despite uptick in COVID-19, White House to host annual Hanukkah party
Despite a significant rise in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has reached some of its highest numbers in America to date this month, the White House will host its annual Hanukkah party on Dec....
A tale of two White House signing ceremonies
Attending the White House signing ceremony on Tuesday of the Abraham Accords—which normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain—was both moving and jarring. Standing at the South Lawn, just meters...
Experts view Israel’s normalization deals as start of fundamental reordering of Mideast alliances
The signing of the normalization agreements on Tuesday by Israel with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have generated a flurry of discussion over how the moves will impact the Middle East going forward.
Richard...
White House to hold official signing ceremony for UAE-Israel ‘Abraham Accord’
Israel and the United Arab Emirates are scheduled to formally sign the Aug. 13 normalization agreement—named the “Abraham Accord”—at the White House on Sept. 15, a senior White House official told JNS.
U.S. President Donald...
In nomination acceptance speech, Trump highlights pro-Israel accomplishments
In his acceptance speech of the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, the final night of the four-day Republican National Convention U.S. President Donald Trump touted his pro-Israel accomplishments. At the same time, he railed...
What’s more important in a president? Policy or character?
For Republicans and many supporters of Israel, former National Security Advisor John Bolton went from hero to zero in the last year. For opponents of President Donald Trump, it’s different. They always intensely disliked...
US interior secretary to help light National Menorah on White House lawn
U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt will help light the National Menorah on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C., at 4 p.m. on Sunday—the first night of Hanukkah.
The holiday begins on the evening of...